Five Basic Witchcraft Potions for Beginners

Potions are basically water and/or alcohol based liquids used in magick. This is a selection of a few of my potions that are good for beginners. I try to keep the ingredients fairly accessible in that you can find most of these at the grocery, pharmacy, or health foods store.

If you can find one, you should purchase an iron cauldron that has three or four legs that are high enough to put three tealight candles under it. It takes about that much to get any liquid in it hot or boiling in a reasonable amount of time.

Remember that these potions should be consecrated and blessed for their corresponding deities. Traditions vary in this, and you should follow whichever one you’re practicing. It is recommended that you be reasonably observant to your deities before attempting to make potions and the like.

Beauty Potion

This will improve your looks and keep you looking young for as long as your genes will allow and beyond. It combines a bit of old herbal medicine, and a bit of new nutritional science. Drink this twice a week. Set a reminder for Tuesday and Saturday, for example.

Ingredients:

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup water

1-2 teaspoons honey

2 egg yolks (bless your eggs with your fertility Goddess)

1 gram dried Roman chamomile if you are under 25 or 1 gram dried helichrysum arenarum if you are over 25

Instructions:

Make a tea (preferably in your cauldron) from the water and chamomile by heating the water until it is just boiling, adding the chamomile, and removing it from the heat. Let this settle and cool.

Put your egg yolks in the bottom of a pretty wine glass, and beat them well.

Mix in the honey, and then the orange juice, and the liquid of your tea.

Drink up. This does not keep for long.

Simple Love Potion

This will not force someone to love you, but it will ease the way to their expressing it if love is there. This is based on an old, well known recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk

3 drops of vanilla extract

1 drop of rose or orange flavoring

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

2 teaspoons honey

Instructions:

Put your milk and honey in the cauldron, pot, or warmer.

Give your intent to the coriander. It helps to hold it in your hand for a moment and speak to it.

Add the vanilla and flavoring with intent.

Stir and heat until hot, but not boiling.

Serve this to your lover. It’s very nice to serve this in a drinking bowl or wide cup with a few fresh rose petals floating in it.

Meditation Potion

This potion is helpful to achieve a reasonably relaxed and open state that is good for meditation and trance. It uses old standard ingredients that are known to work well for this purpose. Some may wish to add a little vodka or another clear liquor, while others may wish to avoid this.

Ingredients:

2 cups of water

1 heaping teaspoon blue lotus

1 heaping teaspoon hibiscus

1/2 teaspoon lavender

honey or stevia to taste

Instructions:

Boil the herbs for 20 minutes, and then sweeten with honey or stevia to your taste.

Cooling Potion

Sometimes in the summer or when they have a fever, people have a loss of appetite and upset stomach, or general discomfort from being too hot. This helps to cool them off and make their insides feel more comfortable. Be aware that it can make loose bowels worse, so don’t give it to someone who already has a problem with that. This is based on some well used Indian recipes. Start this the day before you want to serve it.

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon edible almond gum (badam pisin) powder

2 cups of water

a few leaves of fresh mint

a half a lemon, sliced

honey or stevia herb to taste

an additional 2 cups of water, or well crushed ice

Instructions:

Mix the almond gum powder with 2 cups of water in a container, cover it and let it set for 24 hours.

Put the lemon and mint in a large jar.

Pour over enough boiling water to cover the lemon.

Add enough honey or stevia to make it sweet enough.

Let it cool.

Strain the liquid into a tall glass.

Get your almond gum and strain out the excess liquid.

Add this to the lemonade, and stir.

Refrigerate or add some crushed ice, and then serve it with your love.

Now we get to a potion that is more recognizable as a potion…

Healing Potion

This is a general healing potion that basically boosts the immune system and helps the body to heal or recover from illness faster. This is very old fashioned, but very effective.

Ingredients:

a liter of vinegar

1 entire head of garlic with the root end sliced off

a handful of dried helichrysum arenarum

a handful of non toxic pine needles

Instructions:

Put the herbs in a jar.

Bring the vinegar to a rolling boil then turn it off and let it cool until it is warm but not cold-cold.

Pour the vinegar over the herbs and cover it loosely while it cools completely.

Tighten the cap and let it set in a cool, dark place for at least 6 weeks.

When you want to use it, strain some of it into a smaller bottle. The person should take one or two teaspoons every day until they are better.

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40 Comments:

I think usually love potions and spells are used to attract love. It wont put someone “under a spell” like in Harry Potter. Don’t try and force affection 🙂 But i think you would be looking for more of a love spell than a potion if you don’t want it to be drank

I’m going to try these and if they don’t work I will look elsewhere. Also hoping to learn spells somewhere along the line. Want to learn a potion or spell to give me wolf ears and a wolf tail.
If you can help please do 😀

Shapeshifting and transformation spells are very advanced, and under the heading of “be careful what you wish for”. The deities are not going to break Nature for our vanity. Even when something is within the natural realm of possibilities, there is no transformation of the body without changes in gene expression. If you are extremely and consistently observant, the deities may reward you well, but once you go there, then there is no turning back.

If you just want the physical appearance, I’d recommend consulting a surgeon who is comfortable with extreme body modifications. Skin grafts and implants are less traumatic and painful than becoming more wolf-y.

You know what I don’t want (much less need) a wolf tail or wolf…teeth I think
But I think we all have wanted something they was nearly (or at the time we had thought it was) impossible to get like wanting to be a mermaid or wanting to have a unicorn horn and i remember when I was younger having my dad tell me I couldent
make my teddy bear come alive mutch less talk to the “ghost” in my room but the great thing about Witchery is that it makes this possible but my question isn’t about that it’s about why is the world so endlessly persistent on making sure the world never knows that the wonders of magic must be known as FAKE and fake only
Because no matter how mutch I think about it it has always confused me I mean does the government no benefit on the ability for its people to do anything (although now that I say it it makes more sense) or is it the fact that it involves danger but then again the government has no problem selling ouji bords to the general public (along with it children) or is it something to do with “the name that shall not be spoken without sparking someone ready to shot with the Illuminati confirmed line” do they somehow benefit from the world not knowing magic I mean it wouldn’t bother me so mutch if it was only the us BUT ITS NOT it’s Russia and China and Switzerland
and Scotland (well not so mutch Scotland) BUT STILL no matter what we do there is always SOME established government ready to To “shoot” down any remark of magic being real AND YET THEY STILL SELL OUJI BORDS AS TOYS this is definitely something that has been confusing me for a long time if you could please maybe give me an answer that would be great but if you can’t BELIVE ME I understand I’ve been work at this one for a few years now and I have figured out a theoretical cure for cancer (realize I said theoretical still has some tweaks plus it includes sending constant pulses of electricity through your brain automatically [and theoretically] keep you brain frome commuting issue no.24 [witch is what I call it ] frome being prossesed witch is basically your brains way of saying I’m to sick for this I’m killing my self and this would [theoretically {ha I say that to much}] be torture because cancer affects the genes so you would constantly deforming and deforming and you could never die so yeah ther wouldent work)
Not saying I’m smarter than you you are mutch wiser and have much more experience than me any way if you don’t have the answer just don’t do anything but if you do please tell me

We all have dreams…but some are physically possible, and some are not, at least in this sector of our Universe. Some are physically possible, but come with consequences that may be highly unpleasant (like deep shapeshifting). One has to be careful what path they follow not for moralistic reasons, but for simple practical reasons. If you ask around to people who are actually more wolfie than the average human, there are some benefits, but there are some drawbacks as well. Someone going there on purpose should be aware of this. There is also no way of doing it magically that would not affect your gene expression and therefore your children’s. They may be born with strange allergies or physical features, for instance.

As to the government’s position on magic…People in power always want to keep that power, and one way many choose to do that is by depriving others of it. They do not want people believing in real magic in any real way because it’s not just about being able to do neat things. A witch or even adept layperson who embraces the divine within themselves is dangerous to exploiters. They are not an easy target because they are exercising their will and well practiced at making their dreams a reality. It is hard to oppress or exploit people who are aware and willing to do something about it.

Though Ouija boards are sold as a board game, and come with instructions, notice that those instructions would basically call up any random spirit who happened by, or perhaps whatever spirit was anchored to it when it was manufactured. There are no mass produced ouija boards that give real instructions on how to specifically speak only to one’s own Ancestors or departed friends or relatives. No offerings are recommended, no protective ritual, nothing. So the manufacturer’s helpers or whatever wealthy person pays them’s helpers are speaking through those boards.

Sometimes people in power make what I like to call an energy funnel. They basically just give people just enough spirituality to open them up, then give them instruction that would basically feed their energy to the creator of the funnel. It feels right because it is similar to the way someone expands their circle through good deeds and tagging their ile, coven, or parish’s works to theirs so they can flow together and the less adept or aligned can benefit from contact with the more adept or aligned. So it is natural to seek to be in someone’s flow…but some people use it like a predator hunting for victims to bleed. I am positive that some in government are doing this.

No big illuminati theories are needed for this. Everyone with an elite education has had exposure to these ideas by college. Some actually go and do it. All it takes is a bit of greed really.

I want to try some of these except part of me doesn’t believe these are real. But I’ve always been sort of interested in this stuff and hopes for it to actually be real. One of the problems are I don’t have some of these ingredients and it would be weird asking someone to go somewhere and get them for me..

No, there isn’t a way of speeding up this healing potion. There are probably others out there that are faster, but I don’t know of any that will do what this one does against the flu, and similar maladies. This is one reason why most witches make this in advance. If you start between now and September, you will have a batch ready before cold and flu season starts.

This is a very good question. The answer is that everyone has magic in their bloodline. Everyone has a bit of the divine in themselves. Whether or not they have a talent for magic is another matter. Like some people are able to play a musical instrument, and some not, and some better than others, it’s the same with witchcraft. Some will have a lot of talent for it, while others will have to work harder at it…and sometimes the person with the better work ethic and stamina can be a better witch than someone who has talent but no patience for study.

Basically, bloodlines, though somewhat significant, are overrated. One does not get a pass to be lazy or arrogant just because they are from a long line of witches or because they won the energetic lottery in their family. It does add some gravity to one’s situation though. Please don’t take this to mean that it’s safe to mess with hereditary witches. Some people who don’t even know they have abilities can wield a lot of power. When they are not in control, they can speak or will some devastating things that are difficult or impossible to unweave because goodness knows what metaphysical mechanism wrought their being.

Ah youth…Well, then you have to find another way, or figure out how to gain his trust. Drinkable potions are generally a consensual thing that works with a combination of persuasion or suggestion, and the chemistry and magical qualities of the potion itself. A mistake that many young witches make is to think that the potion will or should do all the work.

In the spirit of honesty, it is not difficult to gain a man’s trust. Men fall for horrid women all the time, so if you are actually a decent young lady, you already have an advantage. The trick is in understanding how Nature works, which in this case means understanding how men are wired.

Gender is not black and white. It is a spectrum, but not only that; a multidimensional spectrum, not just a gradient. Men and women and androgynes each have their own measure of masculinity, femininity, and androgynity. The more classically masculine a man is, the more vulnerable he is to classic femininity and to the easy familiarity of comfort combined with the softness of classic androgynity. If he is not super macho, then he is going to be more critical and mistrustful of classic feminine traits. So if trust is the issue, but you have been decent and not done anything to break trust, the issue may be that he is mistrustful of certain elements of the darker side of femininity, such as over-emotionality or a destructive or selfish level of pragmatism. Perhaps he has had bad experiences. These are not your fault, but if this is the case, you should be mindful of this information.

So instead of pursuing him romantically, put him in the friend zone. This will reassure him that you have better things to do than chase a man who doesn’t want you. Don’t give an explanation. Just do it. If he asks why, then laugh at him about it a little, but don’t tease him too much. Just act like it was a flight of fancy, or that your crush on him was a phase that passed. He’ll be drinking things you prepared eventually.

The big thing to understand with love work is that most of these workings were designed a very long time ago when things weren’t so complicated, and long before Disney brought the idea of romantic love that was happily ever after to the masses. A better goal for a witch is to be real about love and that the sort that lasts is either familial or friendship. Men will have sex with both. They don’t mind. So if it’s sex you want from someone, pursue that, but if it’s love then pursue a family type connection with strong friendship…but be warned that wanting and having are different things. No love work will change a man’s core personality. If he is flaky and untrustworthy or unmanly, then the best you will get is someone with an overcooked noodle will in love with you, who will constantly fail you because he has no integrity.

Potions are usually strongest within the first day to a week of their ingestion. Different people have different limits depending on their closest deities, level of observance, and other factors. Also, some potions are meant to be fast-acting and wear off quickly, while others are meant to work slowly. It all depends. The potions in this article are mostly working for a day. The healing potion, though, helps with a progression, so it should be taken once a day until the person is better. Sometimes it fixes people’s cold or flu within 24-48 hours though…the symptoms anyway. They may still be a carrier but just not be feeling bad.

How do I bless eggs with fertility goddess? Can I use chamomile tea leaves from local tea stores as substitute if I could not find any Roman chamomile? Does the orange juice have to be freshly squeezed or I can just buy some in local supermarkets? Does the honey have to be organic? Can I use tap water or I have to buy spring water? Sorry for being annoying and thank you!

We are supposed to do the best we can within our means, with what we have. It is always best to forage and support sustainable agriculture when possible, but even if it’s not possible, simply making things from scratch is already putting more specific energy into a working or concoction. The big worry with some store-bought juices, for me, is that they might have added sugar or other chemicals that would defeat the purpose of using them in a potion. So check the ingredients.

Most chamomile that is sold for tea is Roman chamomile, but other tea worthy chamomile is fine. Tap water is also fine so long as it’s drinkable. There are places where the tap water is bad.

To bless eggs with your fertility deity, the fastest and easiest way is light some incense for your Gatekeeper, and pass the eggs through that smoke…then light some for the fertility deity, and pass them through that smoke. Alternatively, you can prepare some sacred water and dip them in that for the fertility bit.

I have a question. I want my girlfriend to feel how much I love her, not necessarily for her to express her love for me. If I make the potion with that intent and I drink it myself, would that work? Or would that encourage self-love (which also wouldn’t be a bad thing)? Or would it just do nothing?